Roof Snow Melt Cap Plate and Valley Plate System

Abstract

A roof snow melt system includes a drip edge cover having a drip edge cable platform and a drip edge S-bend; a first plate having a plate attachment strip insertable into the drip edge S-bend and a plate cable containment lip, the plate cable containment lip and drip edge cable platform to house a length of heat cable; a first valley end cap couplable to the at least one plate, the first valley end cap comprising an insertion lip formed at a valley cap C-shaped bend; and a valley plate to be coupled to a valley of a roof, the valley plate having a valley plate C-bend to receive the insertion lip of the first valley end cap to couple the valley end cap to the valley plate wherein the valley plate includes at least one valley plate containment lip to receive the length of heat cable.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A roof snow melt system comprising:
 a drip edge cover having a drip edge cable platform and a drip edge S-bend;   a first plate having:
 a plate attachment strip insertable into the drip edge S-bend; and 
 a plate cable containment lip, the plate cable containment lip and drip edge cable platform to house a length of heat cable; 
   a first valley end cap couplable to the at least one plate, the first valley end cap comprising an insertion lip formed at a valley cap C-shaped bend; and   a valley plate to be coupled to a valley of a roof, the valley plate having a valley plate C-bend to receive the insertion lip of the first valley end cap to couple the valley end cap to the valley plate.   
     
     
         2 . The roof snow melt system of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a valley plate vertical ridge formed along a length of the valley plate. 
 
     
     
         3 . The roof snow melt system of  claim 1  further comprising:
 at least one valley plate containment lip formed along the length of the valley plate to receive the length of the heat cable. 
 
     
     
         4 . The roof snow melt system of  claim 3 , wherein the containment lip is formed along a first vertical edge of the valley plate and a second vertical edge of the valley plate. 
     
     
         5 . The roof snow melt system of  claim 1 , wherein the first valley end cap includes six sides and wherein at least one side of the valley end cap has an edge formed to interlock with the at least one plate at a valley location on the roof. 
     
     
         6 . The roof snow melt system of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a second valley end cap having six sides, wherein at least one of the six sides includes an edge to interlock with a second plate placed above and operatively coupled to the first plate, the second valley end cap fitting over the first valley end cap such that an exposed portion of the heat cable is covered. 
 
     
     
         7 . The roof snow melt system of  claim 6 , wherein the second valley end cap comprises an insertion lip formed at a valley cap C-shaped bend to be inserted into the valley plate C-bend. 
     
     
         8 . A roof snow melt system comprising:
 a drip edge cover having a drip edge cable platform and a drip edge S-bend;   a first plate having:
 a plate attachment strip insertable into the drip edge S-bend; and 
 a plate cable containment lip, the plate cable containment lip and drip edge cable platform to house a length of heat cable; 
   a first valley end cap couplable to the first plate; and   a valley plate to be coupled to a valley of a roof, the valley plate having at least one valley plate containment lip to receive the length of heat cable.   
     
     
         9 . The roof snow melt system of  claim 8 , wherein the valley plate containment lip runs along the length of the valley plate along a first edge of the valley plate and a second edge of the valley plate. 
     
     
         10 . The roof snow melt system of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 a valley plate vertical ridge formed along a length of the valley plate.   
     
     
         11 . The roof snow melt system of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 the first valley end cap comprising an insertion lip formed at a valley cap C-shaped bend.   
     
     
         12 . The roof snow melt system of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 a valley plate C-bend formed along a length of the valley plate to receive the insertion lip of the first valley end cap to couple the valley end cap to the valley plate.   
     
     
         13 . The roof snow melt system of  claim 8 , wherein the first valley end cap includes six sides and wherein at least one side of the valley end cap has an edge formed to interlock with the at least one plate at a valley location on the roof. 
     
     
         14 . The roof snow melt system of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 a second valley end cap having six sides, wherein at least one of the six sides includes an edge to interlock with a second plate placed above and operatively coupled to the first plate, the second valley end cap fitting over the first valley end cap such that an exposed portion of the heat cable is covered.   
     
     
         15 . The roof snow melt system of  claim 14 , wherein the second valley end cap comprises an insertion lip formed at a valley cap C-shaped bend to be inserted into the valley plate C-bend. 
     
     
         16 . A snow melting system for a roof and formed into a valley of the roof comprising:
 a drip edge cover having a drip edge cable platform and a drip edge S-bend;   a first plate having:
 a plate attachment strip insertable into the drip edge S-bend; and 
 a plate cable containment lip, the plate cable containment lip and drip edge cable platform to house a length of heat cable; 
   a first valley end cap couplable to the first plate, the first valley end cap comprising an insertion lip formed at a valley cap C-shaped bend; and   a valley plate to be coupled to a valley of a roof, the valley plate having at least one valley plate containment lip to receive the length of heat cable, wherein the valley plate includes at least one valley plate containment lip to receive the length of heat cable.   
     
     
         17 . The roof snow melt system of  claim 16  further comprising:
 a valley plate vertical ridge formed along a length of the valley plate. 
 
     
     
         18 . The roof snow melt system of  claim 16 , wherein the containment lip is formed along a first vertical edge of the valley plate and a second vertical edge of the valley plate. 
     
     
         19 . The roof snow melt system of  claim 16 , wherein the first valley end cap includes six sides and wherein at least one side of the valley end cap has an edge formed to interlock with the at least one plate at a valley location on the roof. 
     
     
         20 . The roof snow melt system of  claim 16  further comprising:
 a second valley end cap having six sides, wherein at least one of the six sides includes an edge to interlock with a second plate placed above and operatively coupled to the first plate, the second valley end cap fitting over the first valley end cap such that an exposed portion of the heat cable is covered, wherein the second valley end cap comprises an insertion lip formed at a valley cap C-shaped bend to be inserted into the valley plate C-bend.